Lesson 39: It’s Unbelievable!

Conversation

Anna: Hello! Winter weather in Washington, D.C. can be really windy. And wind messes up my hair. It is really windy today. Look at my hair. Will it be windy this weekend? I’ll listen to the news. I am tired of my untidy hair.

Pete: Are you tired of your untidy hair?

Anna: Yes. Yes, I am. And it’s … uncomfortable.

Pete: Is it … uncomfortable?

Anna: Yes. Yes, it is! Hey, is that … Pete?

Pete: Hi. I’m Pete. And I have the perfect product for you -- Hair Be Good!

Pete: Just spray Hair Be Good on your hair … wrap in a towel … and you are done! Hair Be Good works and it’s inexpensive. One can costs only $10! So, go online and order your Hair Be Good today!

Anna: Hair Be Good sounds perfect! And I can trust Pete! I am buying some right now. Okay, I will order one can of Hair Be Good for $10. I’ll pay with a credit card. My delivery will arrive in 2 days. Awesome!

Anna: It arrived! I'll use it before I go to work. Okay, Hair Be Good, make my untidy hair tidy! No, make it … fabulous!

Amelia: Hi, Anna.

Anna: Hello, Amelia!

Amelia: Anna, you look … different.

Anna: Thanks! I used a new product called Hair Be Good.

Amelia: Well, it’s not.

Anna: It’s not what?

Amelia: Good. Your hair does not look good.

Anna: Oh, no! This is not good.

Amelia: Why don’t you go home and take care of … this.

Anna: Good idea.

Pete: Hi, Anna!

Anna: Hello, Pete.

Pete: Is something wrong?

Anna: This is wrong!

Pete: What did you do to your hair?

Anna: Hair Be Good did this to my hair.

Pete: Ah, you bought it!

Anna: Yes, I bought it. You said in your ad it was a perfect product. This is not perfect. This is imperfect!

Pete: It’s unbelievable!

Anna: I believed your ad, Pete. It was dishonest!

Pete: Anna, you don’t believe everything you see in ads, do you?

Anna: No, Pete. Just the ones with my friends.

Pete: Your hair will be okay. Just wash it ... a couple of times.

Anna: Thanks. Thanks a lot, Pete! Here, here's your product! You should call it "Hair Be Really Bad!" Until next time, Pete! Till next time.

New Words

can - n.a closed metal container that is usually shaped like a cylinder and that holds food, drink, or other liquids

delivery - n. something that is taken to a person or place or something that is delivered

dishonest - adj. not honest: such as saying or likely to say things that are untrue

imperfect - adj. having mistakes or problems or not perfect

fabulous - adj. very good

inexpensive - adj. low in price o rnot expensive

order - v. to place an order for (something): such as to request (something) from a company

product - n. something that is made or grown to be sold or used

spray - v. to put a stream of small drops of liquid on (someone or something)

tidy - adj. clean and organized or not messy

towel - n. a piece of cloth used for drying things

unbelievable - adj. difficult or impossible to believe

uncomfortable - adj. causing a feeling of physical or mental discomfort

untidy - adj. not neat or clean

wrap - v. to cover (something) by winding or folding a piece of material around it